Nate Bilhartz

• Representing an LNG seller in an ICDR proceeding involving claims for roughly US$100 million arising from alleged breaches of a master LNG sale and purchase agreement.
• Representing Chevron Corporation in an investment treaty arbitration against the Republic of Ecuador arising from a US$9 billion environmental judgment issued by the Ecuadorian courts.
• Represented an energy supermajor in a CPR arbitration involving claims of more than half a billion dollars arising from the termination of a long-term hydrogen supply contract.
• Represented Reficar in a multibillion-dollar ICC dispute arising out of the construction of one of the largest oil refineries in the world.
• Represented the owner of a power plant in a billion-dollar arbitration dispute involving construction delays and design disputes.
• Represented the owner of a solar plant in a AAA proceeding against a manufacturer of solar modules involving claims of force majeure.
• Represented the owner of a natural gas processing plant in multiple lawsuits arising from a construction project at the plant.

Nate is a litigation and international arbitration associate in the firm's Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group.  He represents clients in the energy industry in a variety of disputes, including construction and engineering disputes, commercial disputes, and investment treaty arbitrations.  His experience includes drafting pleadings and memorials, arguing motions, conducting electronic discovery, working closely with fact and expert witnesses on witness statements, expert reports, and preparations for live testimony, and taking and defending depositions.  Prior to joining King & Spalding, Nate worked for a national law firm where he focused on product liability class actions and multidistrict litigation.